Biology:Mordellistena rayi

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Short description: Species of beetle

Mordellistena rayi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Genus: Mordellistena
Species:
M. rayi
Binomial name
Mordellistena rayi
Ermisch, 1965
Synonyms[1]

Mordellistena humeralis Ray, 1937 – preoccupied

Mordellistena rayi is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae.[1] It was first described as Mordellistena humeralis in 1937 by Eugene Ray from Puerto Rico,[2] but this name was preoccupied by Mordellistena humeralis (Linnaeus, 1758), and the replacement name Mordellistena rayi was created by Karl Ermisch in 1965.[1]

This beetle measures 2.6 mm (0.10 in) in length, or 3.8 mm (0.15 in) when including the anal stylus. The antennae are 0.6 mm (0.024 in) long.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Mordellidae.txt, retrieved 8 August 2015 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ray, Eugene (1937). "Synopsis of the Puerto Rican beetles of the genus Mordellistena, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 84 (3020): 389–399. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.84-3020.389. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1312859 entry